This chapter outlines some general issues in searching for studies; describes the main
sources of potential studies; and discusses how to plan the search process, design and …

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of neck pain (NP) in the world
population and to identify areas of methodological variation between studies. A systematic …

Such diverse thinkers as Lao-Tze, Confucius, and US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
have all pointed out that we need to be able to tell the difference between real and assumed …

A study was conducted to estimate the accuracy and reliability of reviewers when screening
records for relevant trials for a systematic review. A sensitive search of ten electronic …

The prevalence of low back pain (LBP) has been reported in the literature for different
populations. Methodological differences among studies and lack of methodological rigor …

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of care in general practice for people with diabetes.
Design: Meta-analysis of randomised trials comparing general practice and shared care with …

Abstract The Cochrane Collaboration was established in 1993, following the opening of the
UK Cochrane Centre in 1992, at a time when searching for studies for inclusion in …

Study Design. A systematic review. Objectives. This systematic review sought papers
(January 1989–January 2000) on the passive straight leg raising test (PSLR) as a diagnostic …

Objectives: The aim of this study is to review briefly different methods for determining the
optimal retrieval of studies for inclusion in a health technology assessment (HTA) report …

Abstract Knowledge bases such as Wikidata, DBpedia, YAGO, or the Google Knowledge
Vault collect a vast number of facts about the world. But while quite some facts are known …